THE MASKED Singer fans are convinced Pufferfish is a huge US pop icon after spotting a very convincing ten clues.
Judges Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan, Maya Jama and Jonathan Ross were joined by Line of Duty star Vicky McClure to try and guess a group of new masked up stars on The Masked Singer.
Pufferfish was the first new singer to take to the stage, after being chosen by Jonathan Ross.
The spiky fish performed Chappell Roan’s Good Luck, Babe! with an impressive set of vocals.
Before taking to the stage, they revealed some very important clues that may point to Teenage Dream songstress Katy.
Taking to a Reddit forum, one fan wrote: “Katy Perry she was suggested by another poster and rewatching the performance, it sounds exactly like her especially some of the phrasing on the chorus. I knew I knew that voice.
“‘Don’t get me wrong, the Brits hold a special place in my heart too.’ She’s with Orlando Bloom and she was married to Russell Brand.
“‘It runs in the family’ – apparently both her siblings also sing.
“‘Dazzled by all the stars’ – reference to her feature on 3OH!3’s song Starstrukk?
“The boots on the chicken – Katy is a footwear designer ‘Katy Perry Collections’.
“Chicken- more tenuous but it made the news that she shoved 7 chicken nuggets in her mouth on Japanese TV?”
They later added in an amendment that a dice clue may refer to a dress that Katy wore during one of her performances.
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They said the SJP one could be a nod to Sarah Jessica Parker or St. James’s Palace.
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Additionally, like Sarah, Katy also designs shoes, with her own footwear line called Katy Perry Collections, making both interpretations of the clue plausible.
The user said the dalmatian print on the seats clue could be connected to Katy’s personal fashion and business ventures.
It is believed that a pair of dalmatian-print pumps Katy thrifted inspired her to launch her own shoe line.
Her brand, Katy Perry Collections, was relaunched in 2022 after she filed for bankruptcy in 2021.
[boxout headline=”Who won The Masked Singer 2025?” featured-image=”32646117″ intro=”Much to the delight of telly fans, The Masked Singer came back in 2025.”]Twelve celebrities were hidden behind intricate costumes, with their identities concealed.
Pufferfish – This year’s winner had flawless vocals throughout the competition. West End powerhouse Samantha Barks told the audience she’d loved every second of the series.
Dressed Crab – Former American football player turned jazz singer Gregory Porter was the man behind the crustacean. He duetted with Keala Settle, who previously competed as Air Fryer, in the final.
Wolf – Wet Wet Wet heartthrob Marti Pellow was unmasked as the rugged character. McFly’s Danny Jones, who won last year’s show as Piranha, was on the panel in the final and paid his respects to the Scottish crooner.
Bush – she didn’t fool viewers and the judges were so close, but Bush was in fact EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy. Davina McCall came closest, guessing Morgana Robinson, who does a mean impression of the Sonia actress
Bear – another success for new judge Maya Jama as she guessed correctly that the singing Bear was none other than singer, songwriter Example – real name Elliot Gleave.
Snail – this singer certainly fooled the judges as the mask was lifted to reveal Andrea Corr. Jonathan Ross admitted to being a huge fan of The Corrs.
Kingfisher – everyone was convinced this was Harry Hill, but the mask was lifted to reveal artist Sir Grayson Perry, who is known for his alter-ego Claire.
Teeth – this character baffled judges and viewers with their changing voice. They were finally unmasked as former Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc. None of the panel managed to guess it was her.
Tattoo – despite Davina McCall saying “you sound the same” after this character was unmasked, none of the judges guessed it was 80s singer Carol Decker, whose hit China In Your Hand was a No1 hit for five weeks.
Toad In The Hole – a massive diva strop saw the character storm off the stage after the judges voted them off. They later returned to be unmasked as singer Macy Gray.
Pegasus – the mythical horse was revealed to be Prue Leith, with judge Jonathan Ross correctly guessing her identity.
Spag Bol – this character was first to be unmasked and was none other than Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway.
Plus there was one extra unmasking this season, with Giant Joel – a caricature of host Joel Dommett – unveiled as double-double Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah.
The American football clue allegedly connects to Katy’s Super Bowl Halftime Show performance in 2015.
Lastly, they said the spider clue may refer to a rumor that circulated about Katy being bitten by a spider during her honeymoon.
The story made headlines at the time, but Katy later denied it.
Someone responded to the post, writing: “This feels like a big name for tms but now you’ve said it I can really hear it…”
Another added: “She did do ‘a night of a lifetime’ on itv so she is in the itv ballpark. I wouldn’t be 100% surprised.”
A second disagreed: “It’s obviously not going to be anyone that famous, her popularity may be waining in recent years and her past couple albums have totally missed the public zeitgeist, but she can still command large audiences and fees for her perfomances.
“I mean she pretty much headlined the atrocious Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball just before christmas.
“She ain’t spending weeks in the UK dressed in a sweaty fish for £10,000-£20,000.”
After their performance, Pufferfish hinted: “Being puffed up all big can feel quite excessive, sometimes being small is just as effective.”
TMS viewers have also pointed their fingers towards Britney Spears‘ sister Jamie Lynn Spears being beneath the costume.
Pufferfish was the first up to sing after TV presenter Kate Garraway was unmasked as Spag Bol, after ITV viewers were left fuming that they had to wait until the Sunday night show to see them unmasked.
After she was revealed, Kate laughed: “I can’t sing and I kept telling [the producers] that but they said it doesn’t matter.”
She also told that she kept the reveal a secret from her own children, Darcey and Billy.
Kate added: “The kids don’t know. Although they did catch me singing, and I said I’m doing something for charity and they said ‘I hope you raise a lot of money!'”
